KALININGRAD. Baltika was able to turn the tables against Rotor Volgograd to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Rotor Volgograd to strike first with a goal of T. Mohbaliev at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Lazarev gave the win to Baltika in the 90′ minute with a goal. Baltika was much better in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Baltika stadium in Kaliningrad on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Evgeni Bulanov assisted by Ruslan Shekemov and Khamid Talaev. The 4th official was Aleksandr Samsonov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Baltika had a superior ball possession 62% while Rotor Volgograd was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Baltika was has a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Baltika won the match.
Baltika shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rotor Volgograd shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Baltika received 4 yellow cards (I. Alshin, A. Meshchaninov, I. Ostojic and M. Tishkin). Regarding the opposition, Rotor Volgograd received 3 yellow cards (I. Obukhov, N. Malyarov and O. Nikolaev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Baltika will have 37 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Rotor Volgograd will stay with 24 points to climb in the 18th place.
Next matches
Baltika – Formation
The manager Sergey Ignashevich decided to play with the following team: E. Latyshonok, I. Ostojić, A. Meshchaninov, M. Kašćelan, I. Alshin, Y. Kazaev, A. Popov, I. Geloyan, M. Kuzmin, A. Makarchuk and D. Shamkin.
The home team had on the bench: M. Tishkin, M. Marković, O. Aleynik, V. Lazarev, S. Dzhamilov, D. Klenkin, V. Shakhov, V. Denisov, S. Karpovich and M. Borisko.
Substitutions
Baltika made 5 changes: A. Popov for M. Tishkin (46′), Y. Kazaev for M. Markovic (72′), D. Shamkin for V. Lazarev (72′), M. Kascelan for O. Aleynik (73′) and A. Makarchuk for S. Dzhamilov (82′).
Rotor Volgograd – Formation
Dmitry Khokhlov played with: I. Obukhov, I. Martynov, T. Mokhbaliev, N. Malyarov, S. Makarov, A. Tashaev, S. Serchenkov, A. Chukanov, O. Nikolaev, N. Kuznetsov and K. Mullin.
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Shchetkin, I. Abdullaev, D. Ternovskiy, R. Minaev, I. Shkolik and I. Golosov.
Substitutions
Rotor Volgograd made 4 changes: K. Mullin for A. Shchetkin (58′), S. Serchenkov for I. Abdullaev (72′), I. Obukhov for D. Ternovskiy (90′) and A. Tashaev for R. Minaev (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FNL.
- Akron – Tom’ Tomsk – 3-3
- Alaniya Vladikavkaz – Spartak Moskva II – 2-3
- Tekstilshchik – Urozhay – 1-3
- Dolgie Prudy – Yenisey – 0-0
- Volgar Astrakhan – Krasnodar II – 0-0
- Metallurg Lipetsk – KAMAZ – 0-1
- Baltika – Rotor Volgograd – 2-1
- Fakel – Neftekhimik – 3-1
- Torpedo Moskva – SKA Khabarovsk – 0-0
- Veles – Orenburg – 1-2